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# Sign of the times

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11 of the most beautiful shopfronts and signs around Dublin, chosen by artists and designers
From venerable pubs to pop-up restaurants: the typography that brightens the streets of the capital.
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May 22nd 2019, 5:10 PM
Tallaght Hospital says new app will 'help patients get the most from their treatment'
It’s the first public hospital in Ireland to launch this type of app.
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Jan 21st 2018, 8:30 PM
Job search giant Indeed is locked in a six-month fight with Dublin council over an 8ft sign
The billion-dollar company still has no permission to light the giant logo at its St Stephen’s Green office.
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Jan 21st 2018, 4:00 PM
Job search giant Indeed is locked in a six-month fight with Dublin council over an 8ft sign
The billion-dollar company still has no permission to light the giant logo at its St Stephen’s Green office.
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Jan 17th 2018, 6:55 PM
Con O'Callaghan, Bernard Brogan and the changing of the guard in the Dublin attack
Jim Gavin also delivered good news on the Michael Darragh Macauley injury front.
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Jun 4th 2017, 9:00 AM
Nails used in crucifixions among recently discovered artefacts from the time of Jesus
Artefacts such as vases, cooking utensils and jewellery were also found recently.
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Apr 16th 2017, 7:45 AM
'Drive-thru' ashes coming to Galway for the start of Lent
People will be able to drive in one church gate, get their ashes, and exit out another gate at Glenamady Church.
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Feb 24th 2017, 6:15 AM
'A great day for Ireland': Irish sign language one step closer to official recognition
The bill would see sign language recognised as a native and independent language.
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Oct 19th 2016, 4:44 PM
A farmer moving to Dublin for college has gone to great lengths for somewhere to stay
Grim.
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Aug 17th 2016, 2:10 PM
This great shop sign perfectly captures the mood in Ireland yesterday
Hats off to Seanie D.
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Nov 18th 2015, 8:10 AM
So apparently a parent in south Dublin had one of those moments...
Look, parenting is tough.
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Oct 13th 2015, 9:58 AM
You've probably been signing off your emails wrong this whole time
Not-so-best regards.
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Jun 5th 2015, 10:46 AM
The Irish Times is bringing in a very leaky paywall
But one analyst has warned the plan could backfire and send readers to other outlets.
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Feb 17th 2015, 12:04 PM
The Clare company behind London Underground and New York subway signs has been sold
Data Display counts the New York subway and London Underground among its customers.
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Aug 19th 2014, 5:03 PM
Short documentary reveals the world of sign writing in Dublin
How many places do you recognise?
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Dec 16th 2013, 8:30 PM
What exactly does this road sign mean?
We’re flummoxed. Flummoxed so we are.
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Oct 7th 2013, 9:17 PM
Snapshot: Jimmy McGuinness urged to let Donegal 'off the Laois'
That’s a pun alright.
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Jul 24th 2013, 7:37 PM
Pics: 11 shop fronts from a different Ireland
Many – but not quite all – of these stores and pubs have now disappeared.
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Nov 24th 2012, 11:30 AM
Pics: Beautiful vintage film signs from Dublin’s Ambassador cinema
Gone With The Wind! Star Wars! Rocky! All hand-painted by one man.
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Nov 18th 2012, 8:45 AM
Newspaper ad from 1838 lays bare how society viewed those in Magdalene Laundries
In announcing a “charity sermon,” it speaks of “numberless unhappy females whom it has reclaimed from vice by religious and moral instructions”.
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Nov 2nd 2012, 7:46 PM
Fianna Fáil senator says signs saying he is still TD “not misleading”
Thomas Byrne lost his Meath East Dáil seat in February but told constituent that “there’s plenty of people around who wish I was still a TD”.
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Aug 27th 2011, 9:30 AM
Iconic tourist signpost to be reinstated
Ballyvaughan road signage is to get “State-protected status” after emergency Clare County Council meeting.
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Jun 30th 2011, 8:52 AM
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 In today’s 9 at 9: The Irish ship sailing to Gaza is damaged; more Special Olympic success for Ireland; Greece prepares for another crucial vote; and the harshness of a mother-in-law.
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Jun 30th 2011, 8:19 AM